4 years ago
An encore of a Salina Christmas tradition will be made available online this weekend. According to Kansas Wesleyan University, due to popular demand,  a special encore airing of this year's rendition of Christmas by Candlelight will air for the second time on Sunday at 6 p.m. Christmas by Candlelight,” features choral and instrumental students from the KWU ...

4 years ago
The City of Lindsborg is hosting free COVID testing events beginning today and continuing through early next week. According to the city, free COVID testing is being offered for asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic patrons on Thursday, Sunday and next Monday. The testing will occur at the J.O. Sunstrom Conference Center, 102 N. Main St., Lindsborg. The dates and times ...

4 years ago
A truck driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 late Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2019 Freightliner semi was headed west when, for unknown reason, it left the road into an embankment. The truck continued west until turning on the passenger side and coming to rest 200 feet north ...

4 years ago
Two people were hurt when a pickup truck pulling a trailer crashed at the intersection of Interstate 135 and Interstate 70 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pulling trailer was on northbound I-135 exiting onto westbound I-70. The truck left the road when the trailer began to fishtail, causing the ...

4 years ago
Drama students at Salina Central High School have been honored. According to USD 305, Salina Central Theatre Troupe 639 has been recognized as one of the Kansas Thespians Honored Troupes of 2020. This year, due to COVID-19, the requirements for this distinction were altered and troupes that would normally compete for Gold Honor Troupe were recognized ...

4 years ago
There is one new death and 152 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 3,521 total cases with 1,545 cases currently active. There are 1,930 people who have recovered , and now 46 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 38 hospitalized COVID-19 ...

4 years ago
Kansas officials have released a timeline chronicling when the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to become available for population groups across the state. According to Governor Laura Kelly, the framework begins this winter with high-risk Kansans such as health care personnel and long term care facility staff and residents, eventually reaching the general public in the summer ...

4 years ago
The Salina Family YMCA is working to keep kids well fed while on winter break, with free nutrition-filled meals. According to Marti Higdon, School Age Director at the Y, the Grab N’ Go meals will be available for ages 5-18 for free on a couple of upcoming days this month. Each child will receive 7 days' worth ...

4 years ago
Another round of winter weather on Tuesday left authorities busy tending to several vehicle accidents and slide-offs around the area. Moderate snowfall on Tuesday afternoon left the roads very slick around Salina and Saline County. This caused many accidents around the area, however, no serious injuries have been reported. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News ...

4 years ago
Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh never understood how Saint Francis Ministries secured the state’s only private foster care contract with a shockingly low bid and no plan for providing minimum services. She was concerned the cost savings would be made by overloading social workers with too many cases, despite warnings from legislators that state law required ...

4 years ago
The Curt Bergfors Foundation announced this week The Land Institute has been awarded the $1 million Food Planet Prize for efforts to reshape the food system. The Foundation awarded a total of $4 million to four prize winners. The Food Planet Prize recognizes initiatives, organizations and individuals working to secure the world’s food supply while fostering ...